McCarthy: Rodgers, Cobb still not cleared to play

Dec. 11, 2013

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb catches a ball before the Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit LIons at Ford Field in Detroit. He hasn't been medically cleared to return to action. File/Press-Gazette Media

The Packers also announced that WR Myles White was placed on injured reserve on Monday with a knee injury.

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McCarthy spoke to the media after Wednesday’s practice. Here are some highlights from his news conference:

♦ Aaron Rodgers practiced today in a limited fashion. We’ll see how he is tomorrow and we’ll set a plan for him again tomorrow. He’s still not medically cleared and it’s important to stay in tune with that. Aaron is obviously very important to our organization. Until he’s medically cleared, that’s where the focus will be.

♦ I’m very optimistic (Rodgers is) going to get back to full strength. When that time comes, we’ll let everybody know about it. I clearly understand the importance of Aaron and to the team and the NFL. We have to make sure we do our due diligence of getting him healthy.

♦ Eddie Lacy, he’ll be in the rehab process today, tomorrow and be evaluated Friday. Hope is Eddie might practice some on Friday.

♦ (Rookie center) J.C. Tretter is on our 53-man roster, so he’s competing to play on our 46-man roster. He’s done a good job. He looks good. Everyone was impressed with progress he made in those three weeks.

♦ I like (running back) Kahlil Bell. He’s done a good job in the short time he’s been here. He’s done a hell of a job. I’m hopeful he’d be ready to play if needed.

♦ Randall Cobb is doing more. He’s progressing and looks good. He’s starting to bounce around. I don’t have an announcement (on whether he could play Sunday). He’s not been medically cleared. I’m trusting the medical staff and focusing on the 53 guys who are getting ready.

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♦ (Quarterback) Matt Flynn, I think really the way Matt played last week (against the Atlanta Falcons), you saw him, he’s comfortable. We had flow to our offense, which we hadn’t had the past month.

♦ I thought the no-huddle start of (Sunday's game) was great. Overall production, we got out of it what we wanted to. Doing it on the road, it differs in every place. Last time we were (in Dallas), it was loud. There’s a lot to build off of.

♦ (Cowboys quarterback) Tony Romo is definitely one of the top guys in the league as far as production standpoint. He makes all the throws, does a good job of attacking the middle of the field.

♦ I feel good about Brad Jones and Jamari Lattimore. Their practices, we’ll be smart with them but our medical staff feels pretty confident with those two guys.

♦ Offensive line, (rookie left tackle) David Bakhtiari did a heck of job. He was sick all week and did a good job with that.

♦ Myles White’s injury, you look at the timetable and where we were in the season, that’s why the decision was made.